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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1295
2674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1293
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1286
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
346
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
306
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
18
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
18
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
17
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
5 Genera with 9 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
9 Species
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia barbarae Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia odiosa Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia picta Meyrick, 1913
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov